Word Chums

An Android app that's fun to play but also very educational for younger people, Word Chums offers a lot of entertainment for people of practically any age.

Overview of Word Chums

There are a lot of free, fun games out there to download, as well as a lot of learning apps for younger people, but rarely do you find an app that combines both genres into a fun, whimsical app that people of all ages can enjoy. Word Chums seems to have found the proper balance here, offering a few different word games with bright, colorful characters. Not only can you play different word games, like making words out of scrambled letters, but there's also a little bit of RPG-style play in here, in that you can earn gear to advance and build your “Chum” character up.

Another great aspect of this app is that you can actually play with other people. You can play in up to a four-player mode, and challenge your friends or just team up to have a good time. The basic idea behind this game is to take scrambled letters and make as many words as you can from them. Though along the way you also get crosswords and other word games to play.

How Word Chums Works

Downloading and launching Word Chums works the same as any other app. Go to the page, install the APK file, and then launch. At 33mb, it's a really small file size for an actual game, so it launches quickly and runs smoothly. The first thing you may notice when loading up the game are the Chum characters. You can suit these characters up to fit your style and personality, and build on them as the game goes on.

You will see scrambled letters and have to drag them up into blank tiles in order to form words. You can also select your difficulty level here, by choosing easy levels or much more challenging letter puzzles. As you create words, you win prizes and points. Just know that prizes hold zero cash value.

Word Chums Features

There are quite a few features here that players of casual, fun games should love. The first, of course, is the main word-solve puzzle. Then you have features like crossword puzzles. You can also play with up to three other people and look at their scores to see how everyone's doing. Another cool thing you can do is team up with someone and play as a couple against another.

The game isn't designed to stump you, only to challenge you. So if you find yourself having a tough go of it, you can also use the hint feature to help you get through a puzzle and find another word. Stronger words earn more points. And along the way, you can build your character up in a lot of fun ways.

Pros and Cons of Word Chums

Pros

• Free to play
• Very colorful and whimsical
• Multi-player and challenge modes
• Offers character building

Cons

• Not a lot of levels
• Letter puzzles may repeat

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